It's here. It's here.



Over a year after learning about the new Ford Mustang and five weeks after placing my original order, I now have my Ford Mustang GT. It was so worth the wait. It's actually kind of funny how I came into possession of the Mustang so "early", so pull up a chair and a Starbucks Caramel Macchiato Grande.

So ... in late October I took a test of a V6 Ford Mustang at Peninsula Ford of Palo Alto. Well, Peninsula Ford owns four dealerships up and down South Bay and when I came in for the test drive, Peninsula Ford took my information and placed it in a database with a preference list of what I was looking for (Ford Mustang GT). Monday morning I received a call from Peninsula Ford indicating that their dealerships had received an order of Mustang GTs. Upon further investigation, it turns out Peninsula Ford of San Bruno had a Mustang GT which met my requirements aside from also including side airbags and the upgraded Shaker 1000 audio system.

Seeing that I was not making much progress with the order I placed at Frontier Ford--last I heard they expected my car in December--I decided make the 40 minute drive North to San Bruno Monday afternoon to take a look at the car. Now the fun begins! I arrived a little later than my appointment, but the sales representative I was "assigned" to was still around. However, he informed me that someone else had arrived before I did and was taking the Mustang GT out for a test drive. So to save time, I filled out the credit check forms while waiting for the Mustang GT to return.

Finally, after nearly 20 minutes, the Mustang GT returns. My sales representative, Derrick, informs me that the other customer had decided to purchase the vehicle and pay $10,000 over the dealer asking price around $33,000. Yep, $10k over the dealer asking price. Crazy doesn't begin to describe this guy. Although this offer seemed too good to be true, just the thought of receiving $10k over their asking price had the sales staff salivating. At this point, I figured I was shut out and should just heard back to Cupertino disappointed. However, I figured I wait and see if the guy returned in the promised 10 minutes. Well, 10 minutes turned into 20, 20 into 30. Finally I told Derrick that they had a decision to make. Either they were going to wait around for "crazy boy" or they were gong to make a deal with yours truly. They asked for five more minutes.

Those 300 seconds were the longest of my life. I literally sat in the dealer show room and looked at the LCD display on my watch update. After five minutes, I again approached Derrick and asked him to make a decision. "This is the luckiest day of your life" replied Derrick's manager, Ron. The typical closing sale smoozing took place; we shook hands, commented on how crazy the whole situation had been, and then kicked back with a few cold ones. Well, maybe not the last part. I really don't remember the rest of it; it was all a blur. I was so stunned that I had "won" the prized Ford Mustang GT that nothing else mattered. I'm sure I signed the loan papers with my name.

Anyway, fast forward to today (Wednesday). Jason drove me up to San Bruno after lunch to pick up the Mustang (see picture below). The drive back was amazing. The car is so smooth, responsive, and fun to drive. My only worry was another car hitting me because the driver was too busy looking at the Mustang while I drove by. Alas, nothing like that happened and I made it safely to Cupertino.

Now the fun begins ...



Posted: Wed - November 17, 2004 at 09:53 PM        

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